Almost 40 of the 204 waivers that the White House issued to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law last month went to high-end restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s Northern California district, The Daily Caller reports. The waivers granted in Pelosi’s district have little in common with those doled out in the rest of the country, where such passes often have gone to labor union chapters, large corporations, financial firms, and local governments.
One restaurant receiving a waiver is Boboquivari’s in San Francisco, which advertises $59 porterhouse steaks, $39 filet mignons, and $35 crab dinners. Another is Café des Amis, which bills itself as “a timeless Parisian style brasserie . . . located on one of San Francisco’s premier shopping and strolling boulevards, Union Street,” according to the restaurant’s website.
The White House has raised plenty of eyebrows for granting 1,700-plus waivers to its own healthcare reform law.
Excellent issue to parse through. I would do it but #17 Mr Ed did a fine and adequate job after #12 Devil broke the ice.
The Pukes as usual pecking at whatever they think will disparage the Dumbos. Yes–the democratic ultra liberal SF city passed a law mandating minimum healthcare for low wage employees.
The Puke program: lower minimum wage to below slave wages and remove any healthcare at all. Way to keep your boot on the American Workers throat you JACKBOOTS!!!!
Transitions–always a challenge. Obama broke the eggs after 50 years of stagnation. The omelete has yet to be made.
Just waiting for single payer and all this happy nonsense to stop…….god willing and the Pukes stop trying to kill the working poor.
So people are going to lose health care or jobs unless waivers are granted. The name of the game is to grant waivers to prevent headlines of job losses until after Obama is reelected.
I’m a little confused here, so forgive me. But why on earth would these restaurants be given waivers? This Health care nonsense is killing me. The fees keep going up and up, and while I believe everyone should be provided health care, how can we pay a reasonable amount instead of $100′s every month?
#23–Jewelry Shill==I am reminded of Al Pacino’s famous scene: “I’m out of order? You are ALL out of order!!!!”
Yes, imagine the law providing waivers for businesses that already had a pre-existing healthcare plan not having to change it for a few years during a transition period.
Oh, the humanity. Why not instead focus your attention on the millions of employers that offer no healthcare at all and now must do so? Thats balancing a more egregious issue affecting MILLIONS against what 33-40 business that already took action?
Single Payer—Healthcare is not a For Profit Activity—-Yay!!!!
I wonder how much the steak and crab when up on the menu when the city told them they had to spend $X/mth on employee healthcare.
The common sense crowd realized something was wrong when Congress and Senate exempted themselves and their staff, from the law…they got the first waivers.
The common sense crowd noticed when just about all of Nevada (H. Reid) has got a waiver, major Unions and crony capitalists…
If Obama care is good, why is everyone who understands it, demanding to be exempted from it?
Romney promises to give the entire country a waiver if he gets elected…that’s a powerful reason to vote for him…
So it doesn’t matter if Romney Care suffers from the same defects as ObamaCare, Romney can learn from experience, Obama is too Doctrinaire to allow facts change his course.
Government is the problem. It is a reflection of our society which is sick as hell.
Nevada and New Hampshire have gotten waivers. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that these are two swing states that Obama can’t risk losing.
On top of which we have 26 states formally part of a lawsuit against the law.
Another politician that is a disgrace to her country. Her sheeple will yell loud and long that Nancy is “our” gal, and is concerned for our/your safety and well being.
Of course she isn’t as good at it (screwing your ass to the wall) as good old dick, but who would want to see her be a good old dick?
A reporter for the Cover MY ASS Gazette asked the Senator,”Senator can you explain your hypocrisy with waivers for your favored constituents?”.
Nancy Pelosi said,” What? … oh … uh .. Do as I say, not as I do, yeah – thats it! My mother always said when I was a child … uh … please remember the children everyone! … no wait , uh… yes, yes that is the saying”.
Smiling sweetly from the podium she gathers her composure and exits the room with an air of appalled aplomb at being asked such a question.
“President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), headed by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, has now granted Obamacare waivers to the entire states of Nevada and New Hampshire.”
Ok, so 2 states down, only 48 to go (or 55 if you ask Obama).
Funny thing — didn’t Harry Reid vote for Obamacare? So why would he want waivers for his home state?
I opt for opt in waivers.
Unless I’m missing something the health care bill seems to have been designed as a wonderful way to get campaign contributions. Money changes hands/promises of jobs for somebody/a low interest loan/etc. and you get a waver.
If you think it isn’t being used for that purpose then you are suggesting a change in the way the government’s power of enforcement is being used.
Pelosi looks like The Joker.
Change we can believe in.
Look©™®, he used to make people think he was an honest man.
See how that has changed.
Bobbo – Sorry to say this, Sir. But when it comes to the health care ;law, you’ve stopped thinking.
I agree: Single payer, yes.
O’BamaCare: RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!!
And don’t come back with a demand I expound on this. I have done so at length in previous posts.
I would truly love to see an analysis of how many unions and democratic sycophants have received these temporary waivers compared to your “puke” sympathizers. And I wonder how many of those unions and dems employers will receive another waiver when the first one expires.
Bobbo – please stop your knee jerk politics and return to thinking. Can I send you a cappuccino? With a double shot? Might help you wake up.
Under Obama taxes have actually gone down.That’s right..down.
Shocking! Dullass makes a predictable statement totally divorced from reality. Who knew!
And #24 in a close second trying to defend the indefensible.
# 36 DaveLG (Under Obama taxes have actually gone down.That’s right..down.)
I can make unsubstatiated statements too. Sesame Street is brainwashing our kids to accept our alien overlords when they arrive.
I can also lie – just like you: Obama is a great president.
Hey, http://wheresMYwaiver.com ??
Yea, this is a transition to a country where businesses are less likely to hire or provide health care thanks to Obamacare.